While I was looking into what research is currently being conducted to assist in the healthcare of the LGBT community I stumbled upon a great website called ThinkProgress.org which has all kinds of articles relating to LGBT news and health. I was very inspired by how many fresh looks they had related to LGBT health and news. Two of the articles I found were particularly interesting included updating sex education, and new information on HIV treatments.
The first article, titled “Kindergartners Shouldn’t Be Taught Sex Ed, and Other Myths Endangering America’s Youth” was a discussion on the debate of how Chicago public schools have begun implementing teaching sex-ed to kindergartners. This education would initially focus on basic anatomy, reproduction, healthy relationships, and personal safety. Some argue that 5 year olds are much too young to be even considering such “adult” topics, while others insist that teaching children about their reproductive health at an early age will help them be more comfortable with their sexuality later in life.
The next article was incredibly uplifting and explained that research has shown by treating patients who are newly diagnosed with HIV early and aggressively, there have been patients who are “functionally cured” of their infections. This impressively includes that ten of the fourteen men and women studied haven’t needed to take any HIV drugs for anywhere from 4-6 years. This finding has been encouraging for researchers in treating, finding a cure for, and even as far as vaccination possibilities for HIV/AIDs, which has affected too many individuals in the LGBT community for far too long.
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